Too much overtime can increase your stroke risk

[KMSP-TV, September 22, 2015] If you thought a little hard work never hurt anyone, think again. There's a new study in the British medical journal the Lancet that you should see. In a meta-analysis of 17 studies that involved approximately 530,000 men and women from Europe, the United States and Australia, researchers from University College London found that the more hours people work, the higher their risk of stroke is.

Ron Tarrel, DO, neurologist with the Noran Neurological Clinic at Abbott Northwestern Hospital was interviewed about stroke and work on The Buzz.